Big Blue’s latest mega-buy hands it a real-time data-streaming powerhouse built on Kafka IBM has cracked open its wallet again, agreeing to shell out $11 billion for Confluent in a bid to glue ...

IBM acquires Confluent for USD 11 billion to boost real-time data streaming and strengthen its AI and hybrid cloud strategy, ...

IBM's $11B Confluent acquisition completes its hybrid cloud stack, with Kafka streaming joining Red Hat and HashiCorp for ...

The proposed deal will see IBM acquire Confluent for $31 per share, which is a 30% premium over Confluent’s stock price prior ...

While $11 billion is a lot of money to spend, IBM is betting that acquiring Confluent and its popular data streaming platform will generate a superior return compared to the capex-heavy strategies of ...

What are the challenges you faced in building a fully managed cloud-native Kafka services? How does Confluent engineering solve these things? Will LaForest: When we began Confluent’s journey to create ...

IBM will acquire Confluent for approximately $11 billion to advance enterprise AI with an end-to-end data platform.

Confluent’s shift to a consumption model will drive growth, in my opinion, by attracting new customers, improving satisfaction, and encouraging customers to increase their usage. Confluent’s new Flink ...

How the fully managed Kafka service can bring peace and simplicity to the lives of those who depend on event streaming infrastructure. Imagine you are getting groceries delivered, or looking for a ...